CVE-2022-21701

Istio is an open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices. In versions 1.12.0 and 1.12.1 Istio is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. Users who have `CREATE` permission for `gateways.gateway.networking.k8s.io` objects can escalate this privilege to create other resources that they may not have access to, such as `Pod`. This vulnerability impacts only an Alpha level feature, the Kubernetes Gateway API. This is not the same as the Istio Gateway type (gateways.networking.istio.io), which is not vulnerable. Users are advised to upgrade to resolve this issue. Users unable to upgrade should implement any of the following which will prevent this vulnerability: Remove the gateways.gateway.networking.k8s.io CustomResourceDefinition, set PILOT_ENABLE_GATEWAY_API_DEPLOYMENT_CONTROLLER=true environment variable in Istiod, or remove CREATE permissions for gateways.gateway.networking.k8s.io objects from untrusted users.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:alpha0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:beta0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Jan 2022, 14:03

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Istio istio
Istio
CPE cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:alpha0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:beta0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:istio:istio:1.12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 6.0
v3 : 8.8
CWE CWE-863
References (MISC) https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.12.x/announcing-1.12.2/ - (MISC) https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.12.x/announcing-1.12.2/ - Mitigation, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (CONFIRM) https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-mq8f-9446-c28r - (CONFIRM) https://github.com/istio/istio/security/advisories/GHSA-mq8f-9446-c28r - Third Party Advisory

19 Jan 2022, 22:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-01-19 22:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:09


NVD link : CVE-2022-21701

Mitre link : CVE-2022-21701

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-21701


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Products Affected

istio

  • istio
CWE
CWE-863

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